What is even more confounding about this race is that Ms. Baldwin—who represents what some call the "sanity-free zone of Madison"—was rated the most liberal House of Representatives member by National Journal in 2010. Mr. Thompson likes to say that "Tammy's so liberal Nancy Pelosi has to turn to the left to talk to her." Both culturally (she's openly gay) and on pocketbook issues, she hugs the left-field line in a center-field state.

You can't imagine the length of the Meadhouse conversation about the phrasing "culturally (she's openly gay)... she hugs the left-field line."

One area though where the Tommy campaign is completely exposed is internet advertising.

I was just visiting the www.unskewedpolls.com site which is a conservative site. Right across the top now is a banner add showing a fit and trim Tammy contrasted with a photo of Tommy where he looks like a mentally handicapped elderly homeless person.

The entire GOP operation does need to figure out how to best use web advertising. Obama and crew have had them beat on that badly the past four years. The only GOP candidate I saw to effectively use it was Scott Walker.

No doubt about it - Tommy's been running a terrible campaign. He overestimated his popularity and the advantage name recognition gave him and thought he could cruise to victory without having to do much.

Like Steve Austin says, he still has a shot at winning - but he'll have to work his butt off during the next month in order to do so.

Hey now! Being a lesbian is okay in my book. I like tang...they like tang. I like boobs...they like boobs('specially Hillary). I'd be staring down the front of Christina's blouse at her sweater puppies too if I had the chance!(I wonder if the weather was nippley...I mean nippy...nippy...I meant to say nip...well..you know)

Regardless. There's nothing I like better than tearing up carpet, and if I can get a few burly dikes to help me, we can get the job done quicker, and that new carpet laid...lain?...laying?... whatever...just fine. Love construction work!

Here's a secret for the LGBABC'ers. Beyond the religious right, most conservatives don't really care what you do in the bedroom, between 2 consenting adults. We just don't care. You start screwing around with marriage(which is a religious thing), and the Army(using it to forward agendas, not kill people) then we got a problem.

That also goes at Disneyland. Fine, hold hands, just don't be groping each other in front of the animals or the kids.

Isn't that Marquette poll an improvement for Tommy T? I thought Tommy was down something like 9 points in their last poll.

Yes. In the last poll that oversampled Dems by 11%, Tammy was up by 9%. The data for this poll hasn't been posted yet, but since Tammy is shown leading by 4%, I'm going to go ahead and guess that it oversamples Dems by 6%. I said it before, and I'll say it again: short of a scandal there is NO WAY that Tammy will beat Tommy. I haven't met a single person outside of Madison who supports her, and I talk with people from all walks of life daily.

The Packers/Brewers flagship radio station in the state gets Walker's talking points emailed directly to them for daily dissemination . Walker's people know when stories are coming out from the MJS before they are printed. its basically in kind campaign contributions to Republicans. they must laugh how easy it all is.

And this is different than the WH, and for that matter, every other politician, acts? I mean, I don't like it, but both sides do it. Saying it's some sort of 1 way thing is just misguided. There's only 2 one way things in this world. Death, my ass, and my math skills.